Brief Electrical Stimulation Promotes Nerve Regeneration Following Experimental In-Continuity Nerve Injury.

Background: Brief electrical stimulation (ES) therapy to the nerve may improve outcome in lacerated, repaired nerves. However, most human nerve injuries leave the nerve in continuity with variable and often poor functional recovery from incomplete axon regeneration and reinnervation.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of brief ES in an experimental model for neuroma-in-continuity (NIC) injuries in rodents.